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James Cook was a British naval captain, navigator, and explorer who sailed the seaways and coasts of Canada and conducted three expeditions to the Pacific Ocean (1768–71, 1772–75, and 1776–79), ranging from the Antarctic ice fields to the …

James Cook - Death, Facts & Ship - Biography

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James Cook Early Life and Career. Cook was born in Marton-in-Cleveland, Yorkshire, England, on October 27, 1728, the son of a... Naval Officer, Navigator and …

The adventures of Captain Cook! - National Geographic Kids

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Captain James Cook landing in Botany Bay, New South Wales, 1770 Captain Cook’s First Voyage 1768-1771. When Captain Cook set sail for the Pacific on his ship, the Endeavour, he was heading to parts of the world …

James Cook - Ages of Exploration - Mariners' Museum and Park

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He is most notable for the British finding the east coast of Australia, finding the Hawaiian Islands and the first mapping of Newfoundland and New Zealand. During his lifetime, he sailed twice …

James Cook - Wikipedia

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Captain James Cook FRS (7 November 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, cartographer and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to New …

10 Things You May Not Know About Captain James Cook

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1. Cook joined the Royal Navy relatively late in life. Cook worked on a Yorkshire farm in his youth before winning an... 2. He was an expert mapmaker. Cook first rose to prominence as a cartographer …

Timeline of Cook's voyages | The British Library

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In 1768 James Cook was selected to lead a joint Admiralty-Royal Society expedition to the Pacific. This was part of the Royal Society’s plan to use the Transit of Venus (the passing …

James Cook Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life

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James Cook was a famous British explorer who discovered New Zealand and surveyed and mapped features and coastlines, especially the Pacific Ocean in great details and on a scale hitherto not achieved. His …